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HOUSE BILL NO. 323 – Approp, Governor’s Office

HOUSE BILL NO. 323

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H0323.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR - Appropriates $2,271,900 to the
Executive Office of the Governor for fiscal year 2008; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 29; directs the distribution of the
funding for employee compensation; and directs the allocation of salary
savings.

03/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/16    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 68-1-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
      LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
      Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Schaefer
      Absent and excused -- Harwood
    Floor Sponsor - Bayer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/20    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/21    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/23    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/26    To Governor
03/30    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 305
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 323
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR  FISCAL  YEAR
  3        2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; DIRECTING THE
  4        DISTRIBUTION  OF  THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION; AND DIRECTING THE
  5        ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Executive  Office  of  the
  8    Governor  the  following  amounts  to  be expended for the designated programs
  9    according to the designated expense classes from  the  listed  funds  for  the
 10    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 11                                  FOR               FOR
 12                               PERSONNEL         OPERATING
 13                                 COSTS          EXPENDITURES        TOTAL
 14    I. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ADMINISTRATION:
 15    FROM:
 16    General Fund               $1,795,400         $265,300        $2,060,700
 17    II. GOVERNOR'S EXPENSE ALLOWANCE:
 18    TO BE EXPENDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 67-808d, IDAHO CODE:
 19    FROM:
 20    General Fund                                  $  5,000        $    5,000
 21    III. SOCIAL SERVICES:
 22    FROM:
 23    Federal Grant Fund         $  187,000                         $  187,000
 24    IV. ACTING GOVERNOR PAY:
 25    FROM:
 26    General Fund               $   19,200                         $   19,200
                                                                        
 27       TOTAL                   $2,001,600         $270,300        $2,271,900
                                                                        
 28        SECTION  2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Executive
 29    Office of the Governor is authorized no more than twenty-nine  (29)  full-time
 30    equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 2007, through June
 31    30, 2008, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifi-
 32    cally  authorized  by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
 33    will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
 34        SECTION 3.  Agencies and institutions shall  distribute  the  funding  for
 35    employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 36        (a)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 37        funding first toward high turnover classifications and  individuals  below
 38        midpoint within their agency.
 39        (b)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 40        funding second toward positions within their agency that are below  ninety
 41        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1        (c)  Agencies  and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
  2        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
  3    Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans  to
  4    ensure  that  they  are  consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
  5    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
  6    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
  7    policies contained herein. Each agency  and  institution  shall  forward,  for
  8    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
  9    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 10    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
 11    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION  4.  The  Executive  Office  of the Governor is hereby directed to
 13    allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee  salary
 14    needs  before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where appli-
 15    cable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay  grade  or
 16    occupational  groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first
 17    in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16393

This is the Fiscal Year 2008 appropriation for the Executive Office of the Governor, in the amount of $2,271,900. The third line item in this budget will be handled in a separate trailer appropriation bill, pending passage of the enabling legislation that establishes the office.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 24.00  1,485,800  15,000  176,800  1,677,600 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (15,000)  (15,000) 


FY 2008 Base 24.00  1,485,800  176,800  1,662,600 
Benefit Costs 0.00  6,800  2,800  9,600 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  2,000  2,000 
Annualizations 0.00  100  100 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  54,900  7,400  62,300 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 24.00  1,549,600  187,000  1,736,600 



Enhancements          
Executive Office of the Governor          
 1. Additional PC and OE Funding 0.00  17,000  17,000 
 2. Gov’s Initiative: Transfer Policy Advisors 5.00  518,300  518,300 
 3. Gov’s Initiative: Drug Czar 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 29.00  2,084,900  187,000  2,271,900 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 5.00  599,100  (15,000)  10,200  594,300 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 20.8%  40.3%  (100.0%)  5.8%  35.4% 

Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H323